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Pakistan's Babar Azam watches the ball after playing a shot during the third Twenty20 international cricket match against Australia at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Cricket
Feb 3, 2026
Pakistan’s India boycott splits fans as politics overshadows cricket
The government on Sunday cleared Pakistan to take part in the Twenty20 World Cup beginning Saturday but barred the ​team from playing India in a Feb. 15 group match in Colombo.
A Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Thunder fighter jet
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 3, 2026
Pakistan faces crunch as demand for China-developed jets surges
In the past month, Iraq, Bangladesh and Indonesia have expressed interest in acquiring the JF-17 Thunder, as have Saudi Arabia and Libya.
Human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari (right) with her husband and fellow lawyer Hadi Ali Chattha, during a court hearing in Islamabad on Dec. 5.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 26, 2026
Defiance as a profession: Pakistan’s jailed lawyer Imaan Mazari
The human rights lawyer, who has been given a 10-year jail term over “anti-state” social media posts, shot to prominence tackling some of the country’s most sensitive topics.
Human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari (R) sits with a journalist after a hearing at the Islamabad High Court Bar Association in Islamabad on Jan. 20. From raising her voice for marginalized communities to representing those up against blasphemy charges, Imaan Mazari had emerged as Pakistan's top human rights lawyer as tolerance for dissent diminishes.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 25, 2026
Pakistani court jails rights activist and husband for 10 years
Changes to the constitution and hasty legislation passed by parliament have pushed Pakistan towards tighter state control, with diminishing political and civil rights.
Indian Border Security Force soldiers ride their camels during a rehearsal for the upcoming Republic Day parade in New Delhi on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 21, 2026
India beefing up space-based surveillance after border conflict
The move comes after New Delhi had encountered surveillance blind spots during a conflict last year with neighbor Pakistan.
Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Zach Witkoff, co-founder and CEO of World Liberty Financial, gesture outside the Nasdaq building in New York on Aug. 13, 2025.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 14, 2026
Pakistan to partner with World Liberty Financial on dollar-linked stablecoin, source says
The deal comes amid a warming of ties between Pakistan and the United States.
People from Pakistan and Afghanistan’s border-region tribal areas wave white flags and chant slogans during a rally to protest against the militant violence and killings of their elders and political figures, in Karachi on July 13.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2025
Pakistan has deadliest year in decade as Taliban ties worsen
The number of deaths from insurgent attacks climbed to 3,967 nationwide, the highest since 2015.
Pakistan’s Asim Munir, holding a microphone, during his visit at the Tilla Field Firing Ranges in Mangla, Pakistan, on May 1. The field marshal is expected to fly to Washington to meet with the U.S. president in the coming weeks.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Dec 17, 2025
Pakistani military chief in spotlight over Trump’s Gaza plan
Field Marshal Asim Munir is expected to fly to Washington to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in the coming weeks for a third meeting in six months.
Japan’s JS Hyuga helicopter destroyer leads the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald (center-right), the Indian Navy Shivalik-class frigate INS Sahyadri (center-left) and the Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Ballarat during the Malabar 2025 naval exercise off Guam last month.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Dec 9, 2025
Japan-India defense in a fragmenting Indo-Pacific
For Tokyo, sustaining India’s participation is strategically vital — not only for Indo-Pacific’s balance-of-power, but also ensuring China-resilient supply chains.
Power cuts and tariff hikes have pushed Pakistan's 250 million people to accelerate solar adoption and made it the world's third-largest panel importer.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Nov 24, 2025
Pakistan says rooftop solar output to exceed grid demand in some hubs next year
Pakistan would be among the first major emerging markets where rooftop generation could exceed grid-linked demand in major areas entirely for lengthy periods.
Pakistan's army chief, Asim Munir, oversees a field training exercise in May. The general has since been granted sweeping new powers that elevate him above civilian leaders and tighten the military’s grip on the state.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2025
Pakistan will regret letting the army back in
At no point did Pakistan’s democrats completely escape the shadow of the army — but institutionally and symbolically, the uniforms had begun to give way to the suits.
South African cricket legend Jacques Kallis plays a shot during the final day of a cricket test match against India in Johannesburg in December 2013.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 17, 2025
Who is cricket’s Shohei Ohtani?
A better question might be: Does cricket need its own Shohei?
Indian officials at the site of an explosion in New Delhi on Monday
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 14, 2025
Modi’s new red line on terrorism raises stakes after New Delhi blast
Following a clash with Pakistan earlier this year, India’s prime minister vowed to treat any future attacks on civilians as an “act of war.”
Firefighters douse a car at the suicide blast site in Islamabad on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 12, 2025
Pakistan ‘in a state of war’ after explosion kills 12 in capital
The attack has raised alarm that insurgent violence, confined in recent years to Pakistan’s western regions, has reached its urban centers.
Security officials at the site of an explosion in New Delhi on Monday
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 12, 2025
Blasts rock capitals of India and Pakistan, raising tensions
Suspicions have been running deep between the neighbors following a four-day military clash earlier this year in which both countries conducted strikes on each other.
Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi (center) leaves after attending a news conference at the Embassy of Afghanistan in New Delhi on Oct. 12. The reopening of India's embassy in Kabul followed Muttaqi’s recent visit to India's capital.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 2, 2025
India’s Kabul return may recast global Taliban policy
The reopening followed Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s recent visit to India, enabled by a special United Nations sanctions exemption.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a joint press conference at the White House in Washington on Feb. 13. Modi is campaigning for his party in a crucial state election that kicks off next week, and is said to have been unwilling to risk a meeting with Trump at a regional leaders summit in Malaysia this week that could have damaged his party’s chances at the polls.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 29, 2025
Modi skipped summit to avoid Trump face-off denting poll prospects, sources say
Indian officials were apprehensive the U.S. leader would repeat his claim that he mediated a ceasefire between India and Pakistan after an armed conflict in May, the people said.
A Taliban soldier stands guard as deported Afghan refugees from Pakistan arrive at the border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan, in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 29, 2025
Pakistan says peace talks with Afghanistan ‘failed’
Pakistan and Afghanistan have been holding negotiations in Istanbul aimed at securing peace after deadly border clashes killed more than 70 people and wounded hundreds.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a bilateral meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 26, 2025
U.S.-Pakistan relations don’t come at expense of India, Rubio says
The U.S.’ pivot toward Pakistan under President Donald Trump has irked New Delhi and coincided with a fraying in ties between Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A Taliban soldier stands guard along a road near the Ghulam Khan zero-point border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday.
WORLD
Oct 21, 2025
Kabul must rein in militants for ceasefire to hold, says Pakistan
Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to a ceasefire in Doha over the weekend after days of border clashes that killed dozens, the worst such violence since 2021.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Japan’s southwestern islands on high alert as Typhoon Bavi approaches
A woman walks out of a shop with duct-taped windows to prevent damage from Typhoon Bavi as it approaches, in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, on Thursday.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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